James Corden's neighbours criticise plans for ‘eyesore' garden room
James Corden's neighbours have criticised plans for a 'garden room' outside his £11.5 million mansion.
The Gavin and Stacey star, 46, moved back to the UK last year with his wife, Julia Carey, and their three children: Max, 13, Carey, 10, and Charlotte, seven.
But the family's neighbours in north-west London have issued 18 complaints over plans to construct an outbuilding in the garden, the MailOnline reported.
One neighbour pointed out that a member of the family regularly played the drums, 'which can often be heard on my terrace and occasionally inside my flat even with the windows closed'.
They added: 'What happens if they decide to move the drum kit out of the house and put it in the den?'
The new, proposed garden room would be the size of a one-bedroom flat, complete with an office space, gym, pool and sauna, kitchen and terrace.
Beyond complaints over noise, locals have raised concerns over the surrounding trees' welfare, commissioning a report into the project's impact on them.
Corden's application claimed that no tree would be affected but the report's expert disagreed, saying it was 'very likely that 'retained' trees will suffer and/or be removed'.
Neighbours have also taken issue with the impact on garden views. A resident said that an 'ugly outlook' would be a 'loss' and another said the building risked becoming 'an eyesore'.
One said the plans were 'totally unreasonable'.
Another neighbour complained that the outbuilding would be set just one metre away from their 'neighbour's boundaries'.
The TV presenter returned to the UK late last year after his eight-year tenure at The Late Late Show in the US.
The family also own a home in Oxfordshire, which is being renovated into an £8 million mansion.
The Cordens received approval to demolish a 1960s house on the site after a year, following objections from the local council and English Heritage.
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